In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm: Fix use-after-free on framebuffers and property blobs when calling drm_dev_unplug
When trying to do a rather aggressive test of igt's "xe_module_load
--r reload" with a full desktop environment and game running I noticed
a few OOPSes when dereferencing freed pointers, related to
framebuffers and property blobs after the compositor exits.
Solve this by guarding the freeing in drm_file with drm_dev_enter/exit,
and immediately put the references from struct drm_file objects during
drm_dev_unplug().
Related warnings for framebuffers on the subtest:
[ 739.713076] ------------[ cut here ]------------
WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->mode_config.fb_list))
[ 739.713079] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c:584 at drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x30b/0x320 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145
....
[ 739.713328] Call Trace:
[ 739.713330] <TASK>
[ 739.713335] ? intel_pmdemand_destroy_state+0x11/0x20 [xe]
[ 739.713574] ? intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup+0xe4/0x1a0 [xe]
[ 739.713794] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe]
[ 739.714041] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe]
[ 739.714284] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20
[ 739.714294] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0
[ 739.714301] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0
[ 739.714305] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210
[ 739.714311] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20
[ 739.714315] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0
[ 739.714319] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30
[ 739.714322] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60
[ 739.714328] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240
[ 739.714333] vfs_write+0x266/0x520
[ 739.714341] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0
[ 739.714345] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20
[ 739.714347] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30
[ 739.714355] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0
[ 739.714361] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
and
[ 739.714459] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 739.714461] xe 0000:67:00.0: [drm] drm_WARN_ON(!list_empty(&fb->filp_head))
[ 739.714464] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c:833 at drm_framebuffer_free+0x6c/0x90 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145
[ 739.714715] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_free+0x7a/0x90 [drm]
...
[ 739.714869] Call Trace:
[ 739.714871] <TASK>
[ 739.714876] drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x26a/0x320 [drm]
[ 739.714998] ? __drm_printfn_seq_file+0x20/0x20 [drm]
[ 739.715115] ? drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x207/0x320 [drm]
[ 739.715235] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe]
[ 739.715576] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe]
[ 739.715821] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20
[ 739.715828] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0
[ 739.715843] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0
[ 739.715850] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210
[ 739.715856] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20
[ 739.715860] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0
[ 739.715865] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30
[ 739.715868] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60
[ 739.715873] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240
[ 739.715878] vfs_write+0x266/0x520
[ 739.715886] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0
[ 739.715890] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20
[ 739.715893] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30
[ 739.715900] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0
[ 739.715905] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
and then finally file close blows up:
[ 743.186530] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000122: 0000 [#1] SMP
[ 743.186535] CPU: 3 UID: 1000 PID: 3453 Comm: kwin_wayland Tainted: G W 7.0.0-rc1-valkyria+ #110 PREEMPT_{RT,(lazy)}
[ 743.186537] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ 743.186538] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X299 AORUS Gaming 3/X299 AORUS Gaming 3-CF, BIOS F8n 12/06/2021
[ 743.186539] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_cleanup+0x55/0xc0 [drm]
[ 743.186588] Code: d8 72 73 0f b6 42 05 ff c3 39 c3 72 e8 49 8d bd 50 07 00 00 31 f6 e8 3a 80 d3 e1 49 8b 44 24 10 49 8d 7c 24 08 49 8b 54 24 08 <48> 3b 38 0f 85 95 7f 02 00 48 3b 7a 08 0f 85 8b 7f 02 00 48 89 42
[ 743.186589] RSP: 0018:ffffc900085e3cf8 EFLAGS: 00
---truncated---
drm: Fix use-after-free on framebuffers and property blobs when calling drm_dev_unplug
When trying to do a rather aggressive test of igt's "xe_module_load
--r reload" with a full desktop environment and game running I noticed
a few OOPSes when dereferencing freed pointers, related to
framebuffers and property blobs after the compositor exits.
Solve this by guarding the freeing in drm_file with drm_dev_enter/exit,
and immediately put the references from struct drm_file objects during
drm_dev_unplug().
Related warnings for framebuffers on the subtest:
[ 739.713076] ------------[ cut here ]------------
WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->mode_config.fb_list))
[ 739.713079] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c:584 at drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x30b/0x320 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145
....
[ 739.713328] Call Trace:
[ 739.713330] <TASK>
[ 739.713335] ? intel_pmdemand_destroy_state+0x11/0x20 [xe]
[ 739.713574] ? intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup+0xe4/0x1a0 [xe]
[ 739.713794] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe]
[ 739.714041] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe]
[ 739.714284] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20
[ 739.714294] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0
[ 739.714301] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0
[ 739.714305] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210
[ 739.714311] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20
[ 739.714315] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0
[ 739.714319] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30
[ 739.714322] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60
[ 739.714328] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240
[ 739.714333] vfs_write+0x266/0x520
[ 739.714341] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0
[ 739.714345] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20
[ 739.714347] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30
[ 739.714355] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0
[ 739.714361] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
and
[ 739.714459] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 739.714461] xe 0000:67:00.0: [drm] drm_WARN_ON(!list_empty(&fb->filp_head))
[ 739.714464] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c:833 at drm_framebuffer_free+0x6c/0x90 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145
[ 739.714715] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_free+0x7a/0x90 [drm]
...
[ 739.714869] Call Trace:
[ 739.714871] <TASK>
[ 739.714876] drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x26a/0x320 [drm]
[ 739.714998] ? __drm_printfn_seq_file+0x20/0x20 [drm]
[ 739.715115] ? drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x207/0x320 [drm]
[ 739.715235] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe]
[ 739.715576] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe]
[ 739.715821] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20
[ 739.715828] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0
[ 739.715843] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0
[ 739.715850] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210
[ 739.715856] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20
[ 739.715860] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0
[ 739.715865] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30
[ 739.715868] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60
[ 739.715873] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240
[ 739.715878] vfs_write+0x266/0x520
[ 739.715886] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0
[ 739.715890] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20
[ 739.715893] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30
[ 739.715900] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0
[ 739.715905] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
and then finally file close blows up:
[ 743.186530] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000122: 0000 [#1] SMP
[ 743.186535] CPU: 3 UID: 1000 PID: 3453 Comm: kwin_wayland Tainted: G W 7.0.0-rc1-valkyria+ #110 PREEMPT_{RT,(lazy)}
[ 743.186537] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ 743.186538] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X299 AORUS Gaming 3/X299 AORUS Gaming 3-CF, BIOS F8n 12/06/2021
[ 743.186539] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_cleanup+0x55/0xc0 [drm]
[ 743.186588] Code: d8 72 73 0f b6 42 05 ff c3 39 c3 72 e8 49 8d bd 50 07 00 00 31 f6 e8 3a 80 d3 e1 49 8b 44 24 10 49 8d 7c 24 08 49 8b 54 24 08 <48> 3b 38 0f 85 95 7f 02 00 48 3b 7a 08 0f 85 8b 7f 02 00 48 89 42
[ 743.186589] RSP: 0018:ffffc900085e3cf8 EFLAGS: 00
---truncated---
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Fix use-after-free on framebuffers and property blobs when calling drm_dev_unplug When trying to do a rather aggressive test of igt's "xe_module_load --r reload" with a full desktop environment and game running I noticed a few OOPSes when dereferencing freed pointers, related to framebuffers and property blobs after the compositor exits. Solve this by guarding the freeing in drm_file with drm_dev_enter/exit, and immediately put the references from struct drm_file objects during drm_dev_unplug(). Related warnings for framebuffers on the subtest: [ 739.713076] ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->mode_config.fb_list)) [ 739.713079] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c:584 at drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x30b/0x320 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145 .... [ 739.713328] Call Trace: [ 739.713330] <TASK> [ 739.713335] ? intel_pmdemand_destroy_state+0x11/0x20 [xe] [ 739.713574] ? intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup+0xe4/0x1a0 [xe] [ 739.713794] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe] [ 739.714041] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe] [ 739.714284] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20 [ 739.714294] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0 [ 739.714301] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0 [ 739.714305] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210 [ 739.714311] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20 [ 739.714315] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0 [ 739.714319] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30 [ 739.714322] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60 [ 739.714328] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240 [ 739.714333] vfs_write+0x266/0x520 [ 739.714341] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0 [ 739.714345] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20 [ 739.714347] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30 [ 739.714355] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0 [ 739.714361] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 and [ 739.714459] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 739.714461] xe 0000:67:00.0: [drm] drm_WARN_ON(!list_empty(&fb->filp_head)) [ 739.714464] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c:833 at drm_framebuffer_free+0x6c/0x90 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145 [ 739.714715] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_free+0x7a/0x90 [drm] ... [ 739.714869] Call Trace: [ 739.714871] <TASK> [ 739.714876] drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x26a/0x320 [drm] [ 739.714998] ? __drm_printfn_seq_file+0x20/0x20 [drm] [ 739.715115] ? drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x207/0x320 [drm] [ 739.715235] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe] [ 739.715576] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe] [ 739.715821] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20 [ 739.715828] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0 [ 739.715843] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0 [ 739.715850] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210 [ 739.715856] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20 [ 739.715860] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0 [ 739.715865] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30 [ 739.715868] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60 [ 739.715873] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240 [ 739.715878] vfs_write+0x266/0x520 [ 739.715886] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0 [ 739.715890] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20 [ 739.715893] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30 [ 739.715900] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0 [ 739.715905] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 and then finally file close blows up: [ 743.186530] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000122: 0000 [#1] SMP [ 743.186535] CPU: 3 UID: 1000 PID: 3453 Comm: kwin_wayland Tainted: G W 7.0.0-rc1-valkyria+ #110 PREEMPT_{RT,(lazy)} [ 743.186537] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 743.186538] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X299 AORUS Gaming 3/X299 AORUS Gaming 3-CF, BIOS F8n 12/06/2021 [ 743.186539] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_cleanup+0x55/0xc0 [drm] [ 743.186588] Code: d8 72 73 0f b6 42 05 ff c3 39 c3 72 e8 49 8d bd 50 07 00 00 31 f6 e8 3a 80 d3 e1 49 8b 44 24 10 49 8d 7c 24 08 49 8b 54 24 08 <48> 3b 38 0f 85 95 7f 02 00 48 3b 7a 08 0f 85 8b 7f 02 00 48 89 42 [ 743.186589] RSP: 0018:ffffc900085e3cf8 EFLAGS: 00 ---truncated--- | |
| Title | drm: Fix use-after-free on framebuffers and property blobs when calling drm_dev_unplug | |
| First Time appeared |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-03T15:15:50.233Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.022Z
Link: CVE-2026-23471
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-03T16:16:34.773
Modified: 2026-04-03T16:16:34.773
Link: CVE-2026-23471
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